Twenty-eight-year-old United States-based midfielder Ataulla Guerra will be a surprise inclusion in the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team training squad today, after he received a late-up call from head coach Stephen Hart. Guerra’s return to the fold means the Soca Warriors will have 24 players available to face Costa …
Read More »Heeeere’s Johnny! FIFA gives Bostock green light to represent T&T against Costa Rica
He is Johnny English no more! FIFA today gave the green light for former England National Under-17 captain John Bostock to represent his father John Bostock Senior’s birthplace, Trinidad and Tobago. And Bostock, after a seven month wait, can finally put on the red, white and black strip. The deep-lying …
Read More »Underdogs get a kicking: Kenwyne helps Central FC mug Police, Connection rout Rangers
If you’re searching for that inspirational tale where the plucky underdog beats the system by overturning the establishment, you had better look elsewhere. Certainly not at the Ato Boldon Stadium yesterday where Police FC and St Ann’s Rangers came up against defending champions Central FC and perennial bigwig W Connection …
Read More »Isaiah wasn’t injured! Coach opens up on U-20 player’s controversial Caribbean Cup exit
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 head coach Brian Williams has cleared the air on Isaiah Hudson’s controversial departure from the national squad, in the midst of their Caribbean Cup tournament in Curaçao. And Williams, a former Strike Squad standout, denied that Hudson was injured—as claimed by the player’s father, Brent …
Read More »Plaza open for business: T&T star evades capture in Jabloteh’s 3-2 win over Police FC
“As long as you have someone like a [Willis] Plaza in the team, he can make something out of nothing [for you],” said San Juan Jabloteh head coach Keith Jeffrey. “And anyone who sees the third goal [against Police FC] will know what I mean.” Yesterday’s Pro League fixture at …
Read More »Jomoul jumps Civic as Rangers maintain momentum at Mahaica; Morv’t Cale hold Sando
The Pro League will need a new punchline if St Ann’s Rangers keep this up. For four of the last five seasons, the St Ann’s club finished dead last. The only exception came in the 2012/13 when T&TEC imploded and played half the season with a side so threadbare that …
Read More »“They don’t cherish him!” Hudson pulls out of T&T U-20 squad before Caribbean Cup semis
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team will face their two closing matches of the 2016 Caribbean Cup without W Connection starlet, Isaiah Hudson, who will return home from Curaçao tomorrow and was effectively ruled out of the semifinal rounds. The young Soca Warriors face Antigua and Barbuda in the …
Read More »All they do is win: Central hold off M/Caledonia in dour contest while Connection crush Civic
All Central FC do is win. It is a fact that is open to multiple interpretations. Last night, the “Couva Sharks” maintained their 100 percent record in the truncated 2016/17 Pro League season with a 2-1 win over Morvant Caledonia United at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Style? Swagger? …
Read More »DJW vs Clayton Morris: Futsal squad and TTFA poised for unprecedented legal battle
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has dared National Futsal Team head coach Clayton “JB” Morris to prove that he was ever appointed as coach by the local football body and to provide proof that he and his technical staff and players are owed anything from 11 …
Read More »Gay stings Stars to continue Jabloteh progress; mosquitoes bite everyone else at Barataria
A 75th minute item from Jamal Gay—his first goal of the season—kept San Juan Jabloteh’s momentum going as they recorded their third win from four Pro League outings this term with a 1-0 triumph over Ma Pau Stars at the Barataria Recreation Ground, Barataria. Jabloteh are now on nine points …
Read More »Williams: Cuba draw was good start for T&T U20s; why he took concussed Sooklal to Curaçao
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams described yesterday’s goalless draw against Cuba as “a good start” for the two island republic and insisted that his squad is still growing. The young Soca Warriors and Cuba are in a four-team Caribbean Cup group in Curaçao, which also includes …
Read More »The trials of Jan, Matthew and Aaron: How racism affected future of three T&T players
The following story—written by Wired868 managing director Lasana Liburd—was first published by the Trinidad Express on 2 December 2008 and chronicles the ambitions and racial barriers faced by Trinidad and Tobago players, Jan-Michael Williams, Matthew Bartholomew and Aaron Downing, as they tried to break into the European professional leagues: “Williams, …
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